Description
These Mediterranean turkey burgers are juicy and easy to make. They’re loaded with feta cheese, fresh mint, red onions, sun-dried tomatoes, herbs, and topped with a refreshing cucumber yogurt sauce. They’re perfect for a summer weeknight dinner that’s healthy and delicious!
Ingredients
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Cucmber Yogurt Sauce For Burgers:
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt (0% or 2% works great)
- 1/4 cup English cucumber, finely diced
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon lemon zest (optional)
- 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 tablespoon fresh chopped dill
Turkey Burger Patties:
- 1 lb. ground turkey (I use extra-lean ground turkey)
- 1/4 cup red onion, finely diced
- 1/4 cup sun-dried tomatoes in oil, drained and finely chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1/3 cup feta cheese, crumbled
For Serving:
- 4 hamburger buns (optional)
- 1/2 English cucumber, thinly sliced
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- Sliced tomato
- Lettuce, baby spinach, or arugula
Instructions
- Make the cucumber yogurt sauce for the burgers: In a small mixing bowl, add the yogurt, cucumber, lemon juice and zest (if using), garlic powder, salt, and chopped dill. Stir everything together until well combined. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Make the turkey burger patties: In a large mixing bowl, add the ground turkey, red onion, sun-dried tomatoes, mint, garlic, dried oregano, ground cumin, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes (if using), and feta cheese.
- Mix until everything is just combined. Avoid overworking the mixture, otherwise this can create tough and dense burgers.
- Use your hands to form 4 or 5 evenly sized burger patties. They should be a little larger than your hamburger bun as they will shrink slightly when cooking.
- Cook the turkey burgers: Preheat grill or heat a large skillet over medium heat. If you’re using a skillet, add 2 tablespoons of oilve oil or lightly spray with cooking oil. When the grill or skillet is hot, add the patties and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side, or until the internal temperature reads 165°F.
- Serve and enjoy: To serve, slather some of the cucumber sauce on a toasted bun (if using), add the lettuce, turkey burger, sliced tomato, sliced cucumber, and sliced red onion. Enjoy!
Notes
- Keep it gluten-free by using a gluten-free hamburger bun or serving it without the bun.
- Turkey substitute: If you don’t like turkey, use extra-lean ground chicken instead.
- Mint substitute: If you don’t like mint, use fresh chopped parsley, cilantro, or baby spinach instead.
- Sun-dried tomatoes substitute: If you don’t like sun-dried tomatoes, use chopped kalamata olives instead.
- Nutrition information is a rough estimate based on 4 equal sized hamburgers without the bun and using 0% Greek yogurt.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grill
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 hamburger
- Calories: 244
- Sugar: 1.96g
- Sodium: 587mg
- Fat: 13.46g
- Saturated Fat: 4.48g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4.55g
- Trans Fat: 0.12g
- Carbohydrates: 6.27g
- Fiber: 1.2g
- Protein: 25.88g
- Cholesterol: 96mg